The new restrictions seek to
further reduce the flow of money to North Korea's weapons development, which is partially
financed by selling
coal and other natural resources.
The report describes how India, despite its poverty, has moved ahead with an initiative for raising money for energy research that the United States — thanks to a lack of leadership, congressional polarization and fear of anything remotely resembling a tax — has so
far been unable to do: India has created a National Clean Energy Fund for research and innovation
financed by a levy of $ 1.10 (U.S.) per metric ton of mined or imported
coal.